Gary Lineker has mocked Luis Suarez's claim that he got "hit in the eye" during the biting incident with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini last night.

The former England striker, and BBC Match of the Day presenter, quoted Suarez's reaction to the incident on Twitter before adding his own acid response.

"Suarez "These things happen in the box, we were in contact, chest against shoulder, and I got a knock to the eye." Yet he held his teeth?"

The Uruguayan was slated by the great and the good of the world of sport following the bite in his team's Group D clash with Italy.

Usain Bolt, Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand were among those who expressed their dismay at his latest act of thuggery on the pitch.

England legend Paul Scholes says the Uruguayan had embarrassed his club, country and family by biting Chiellini.

Suarez faces a lengthy ban from Fifa. It initially looked as though he had tried to head-butt the Italy defender as the pair tussled in the Italy penalty area, with the score 0-0 and Uruguay 12 minutes from going out of this World Cup.

TV replays showed Suarez's had bitten Chiellini, while the Italian confirmed he had been bitten, pulling down his shirt to reveal fresh teethmarks in his skin.

This is the THIRD time Suarez has bitten an opponent , following an episode in Holland when he was playing for Ajax, and the infamous April 2013 incident with Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, for which the Anfield forward received a 10-match ban.

Writing about the incident on his Paddy Power blog, Scholes said Suarez had "embarrassed his club, country and family."

"He will feel terrible tonight, and the entire incident is such a shame because he’s a tremendous player.

"But people will remember Suarez now for his biting antics at this World Cup rather than his supreme footballing ability."

Scholes said banning the Liverpool player for the rest of the World Cup was not enough.